Eastern Baltimore County News
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The Essex Volunteer Fire Company will continue their tradition of having Santa tours on their engines. This year Essex VFC has created an interactive Google map where residents can track all of the streets Santa will be visiting in the Essex area.
The Santa tour starts at 6 p.m. and will run from Tuesday, Dec. 14 until Dec. 23.
Listing will be placed on the Essex VFC Facebook page and there is more information on the interactive Google map.
Members of the Baltimore County Police Department successfully resolved an incident this morning that involved an armed individual, barricaded inside his vehicle.
Out of an abundance of caution, several roads in the area were closed in the area of Dulaney Valley Road and Jarrettsville Pike in Jacksonville as this matter was being addressed.
Those roads were reopened shortly after the subject, who appeared to be in crisis, was safely taken into custody and transported to an area hospital for an evaluation.
The subject involved in this morning’s incident was being sought following reports of property damage that occurred Saturday evening.
At approximately 11 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 20, officers responded to the 11000 block of Crossroads Circle, 21220, for a report of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers observed property damage to the location. The subject involved had left the scene. No one was injured.
At 11:24 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 20, officers responded to the 8900 block of Kelso Drive in Essex for a report of a firearms discharge. When officers arrived, they observed property damage to a government-owned building. No one was injured
At 11:54 p.m., officers responded to a firearms discharge in Unit block of Nakota Court in Middle River.
As officers searched for the subject, a report of a suspicious vehicle was received at 5:35 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 21.
Officers responded to the location near Dulaney Valley Road and Jarresttsville Pike and secured the area.
Crisis negotiators and other specialized personnel within the Baltimore County Police Department as well as members of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office and Maryland State Police helped to bring this morning’s incident to a peaceful resolution
–photo courtesy of CCBC Essex Athletics-
Essex Men’s Soccer lost on penalty kicks in the NJCAA National Championship game against Pima Community College 3 to 2 on Saturday night.
The Knights fell behind 1 to 0 for the second game in a row but they came back as Toga Katsuma scored two goals late in the first half of the title game to give CCBC Essex a 2 to 1 lead.
Pima added a goal near the end of the half to tie the game 2 to 2 at halftime.
No team scored again in the second half or in both overtime sessions until Pima won on penalty kicks.
–photo courtesy of NJCAA-
CCBC Essex Men’s soccer will play tonight for the national championship against Pima Community College at 5 p.m. in Wichita, Kan.
According to CCBC Essex Athletics Facebook page, the Knights defeated St. Charles Community College 2-1 on Friday night after Sam Diaz scored the game winning game with header in the 70th minute off a rebound.
The semifinal game was scoreless at halftime and CCBC Essex trailed 1-0 in the second half until Kota Tsuchisawa tied the game on a rebound goal in the 67th minute. Kazuma Ishizuka had the assist.
Knight goal Brenden LeMaster had four saves in the win.
-photo by Heritage Society of Essex & Middle River-
The Heritage Society of Essex and Middle River, Inc. will host the Essex Tree Lighting and Open House at 516 Eastern Blvd. in Essex on Saturday, Dec. 4 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Join the museum for some holiday cheer as they light their 25-foot Norway Spruce! Santa, fire trucks, a DJ, gifts for the kids will be some of the activities available at the event.
The event is free and museum tours will be available.
For more information, email Essexmuseum@gmail.com or call 443-579-5266, or go to their website.
-photo by Rocco Geppi-
CCBC Essex Men’s Soccer advances to the next round of the NJCAA Division II Men’s Soccer tournament after defeating Heartland Community College of Illinois 1 to 0 in Wichita, Kan.
The Knight won after Ethan Stewart scored a goal in the 86th minute. Andy Portillo had the assist.
CCBC Essex will next play against Carl Sandburg College in the Round of Eight Wednesday at noon.
Six people in Maryland, including Dundalk and Nottingham, won prizes of $50,000 from the Maryland Lottery last week. There was also a winnerfrom a store in Essex.
In all, 22 players across the state won or claimed prizes of $10,000 or more, and the Lottery paid more than $30.8 million in prizes in the seven days ending Nov. 14.
Winners of prizes larger than $25,000 must redeem their tickets at the Maryland Lottery Claims Center in Baltimore, which is open by appointment only. Prizes of up to $5,000 can be claimed at any of more than 400 Expanded Cashing Authority Program (XCAP) locations. All Maryland Lottery retailers are authorized to cash tickets up to and including $600. More information is available on the How To Claim page of mdlottery.com.
Here is the weekly roundup of big winners from the area:
Scratch-off Prizes Claimed from Nov. 8-14:
$50,000 Prizes
* Holiday Riches, Cut Rate Liquors, 4039 North Point Boulevard, Dundalk
$10,000 Prizes
Cookies and Cash, Royal Farms #002, 898 South Marlyn Avenue, Essex
POWERBALL
· $50,000 ticket sold Nov. 8 at Royal Farms #311, 5361 Nottingham Drive, Nottingham (unclaimed as of Nov. 15)
Kenwood, Parkville, Sparrows Point & Perry Hall’s Seasons End
– photo courtesy of Dundalk Football-
The Dundalk Owls are in the football state quarterfinals as they defeated Kenwood 35 to 0 last night. The Owls were only up 7-0 at halftime. Then Dundalk took control of Kenwood in the second half.
According to Dundalk HS Athletics Twitter page, Owl Quarterback Calvin Stokes had a touchdown run and threw a touchdown to Antonio Brown. Running back Jordan Fiorenza also had a touchdown run in the fourth quarter.
Dundalk football released a statement after the game.
“Final here at the nest! Hard fought win. Respect to a hard nosed Kenwood team,” said the team statement
Dundalk will now play next week in the 4A/3A quarterfinals. Their opponent has not been announced as MPSSAA does reseeding for the quarterfinals. It does appear that Dundalk should be ranked high enough to receive another home game for next week.
The Owls are the only local football team to advance as four other area schools has their seasons ended last night.
In addition to Kenwood losing, Parkville lost at Broadneck 45 to 0. Perry Hall lost to Mervo 42 to 3. Sparrows Point dream season came to an end as the Pointers lost 38 to 30 against Largo.
The Baltimore County Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability (EPS) is preparing to treat a small, targeted area of Back River next week as proof of concept that helicopter application is a feasible option for controlling nuisance midge populations.
The department expects to spray a naturally-occurring bacterial larvacide from a low-flying helicopter during daylight hours on or about Tuesday, November 16. EPS will monitor the area for midge larvae abundance prior to and after treatment with Bti.
EPS will treat a 50-acre open water area of Back River just southeast of the Eastern Boulevard bridge. A helicopter (black colored Bell, Model 206 L-3, tail number N651HA) will apply a Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti)-based larvacide. Bti is a naturally occurring bacteria that is found in soil, and is only harmful to certain organisms, specifically midge, black fly and mosquito larvae and a few other aquatic flies. It does not harm people, fish, crabs or other aquatic invertebrates.
More information about Bti is available on the Maryland Department of Agriculture website.
Midges are small non-biting aquatic flies that often swarm near water or marshy areas where they breed, creating a nuisance for homeowners, boaters, businesses and recreational activities. EPS is researching the midge issue in the County’s eastern waterfront areas.
More information about potential plans and funding for future midge mitigation efforts will be released as they become available, pending a successful test application. The test treatment will take place pending County Council approval of an agreement with the vendor
Knights to play in national tournament in Wichita, Kan
-Article by Devon Douglas & photo by Rocco Geppi-
CCBC Essex Men’s Soccer defeated the Howard Dragons 3-0 on Saturday to capture their 10th consecutive NJCAA Region 20 title and second straight NJCAA Mid-Atlantic Division II championship.
With the victory, the No. 1 ranked Knights earned an automatic bid to the NJCAA Division II Men’s Soccer Championships tournament in Wichita, Kan. The tournament will run November 15-21.
Sophomore midfielder Andy Portillo (Laurel, Md.) scored the first goal of the match in the 49th minute after he dribbled past a few Howard players and drove the ball perfectly into the top right corner from the left side of the field, 20 yards out.
Portillo has been one of the Knights target men this season and is the team’s third leading goal scorer with nine goals.
Portillo’s goal gave the Knights (16-1) the momentum they needed, as they were finding chance after chance on goal.
Howard had trouble winning the ball from the Knights and growing frustrations led to fouls.
Just seven minutes after the Knight’s first goal, sophomore midfielder Sam Mejia (Riverdale, Md.) scored on a free kick from 25 yards out, also placing the ball in the top right corner.
Sophomore forward Sam Diaz (Lanham, Md.) capped the Knight’s scoring in the 77th minute on an assist from freshman forward Michael Adekanmbi (Bowie, Md.)
Sophomore goalkeeper Brenden LeMaster (Bowie, Md.) displayed a good performance for the Knights, as he saw more action this game with five shots coming his way.
It seems when these two programs meet, the match narrative is intensity and the result is decided late in the match.
Earlier this season, the Knights defeated the Dragons 2-1 in overtime after sophomore defender Kota Tsuchisawa (Yaita, Japan) won the game by way of a 97th minute golden goal.
This matchup was more of the same in the first half, as both teams found opportunities on goal and displayed good defensive shape.
However, in the second half the Knights found a way to expose Howard and take complete control of the match.
Ethan Stewart (Fairfax, Va.), Mejia, Portillo, Toga Katsuma (Honshu, Japan) and LeMaster all earned All-Region 20 Division II Tournament Team honors.
The Knights now have two weeks to prepare for the national championship tournament.
With added depth this season, CCBC Essex looks to improve over the spring season’s national runner-up finish and earn their first national championship since 1974.
